A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About Suicide in the Elderly

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about suicide in the elderly population.Which information does the instructor include?

• A)Elderly people use less lethal means to commit suicide.
• B)Although the elderly make up less than 13 percent of the population,they account for 15 percent of all suicides.
• C)Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among the elderly.
• D)It is normal for elderly individuals to express a desire to die because they have come to terms with their mortality.

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